Xystodesmus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Polydesmida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Kingdom: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Mandibulata Subphylum: Myriapoda Classis: Diplopoda Subclassis: Chilognatha Infraclassis: Helminthomorpha Superordo: Merocheta Ordo: Polydesmida

Familia: Xystodesmidae
Genus:
Species (15): X. bazaensis – X. fasciatus – X. gracilipes – X. keramae – X. kumamotoensis – X. kumeensis – X. martensii – X. nikkoensis – X. parvus – X. rebekae – X. serrulatus – X. sesokoensis – X. shirozui – X. spinosissimus – X. tokaiensis

Name

Xystodesmus Cook, 1895

Synonymy

Takakuwaia
Cyphonaria
Phrurodesmus
Nikkonus

References

Cook, O.F. 1895. East African Diplopoda of the suborder Polydesmoidea, collected by Mr. William Astor Chanler. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 18: 81–111. BHL Reference page.
Korsós, Z. & Nakamura, Y. 2025. Review of the millipede genus Xystodesmus (Diplopoda, Polydesmida), with seven new species from the southwestern part of Japan. ZooKeys 1231: 191–232. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1231.141443 Reference page.
Tanabe, T.; Shinohara, K. 1996: Revision of the millipede genus Xystodesmus, with reference to the status of the tribe Xystodesmini (Diplopoda: Xystodesmidae). Journal of natural history 30(10): 1459-1494. DOI: 10.1080/00222939600770831 Reference page.